. >> and i am the new one in the area and i moved to the san francisco area just six weeks ago from columbus, ohio, where my family has been living for a long time. i've been in for 25 years and what attracted me to this area is -- other than the obvious, really is the jewish community here and its creativity and its imagination about what a future of jewish life can be. i was really moetd vated and inspired by the people i met here, and i also really like the -- the colleagues, the people that are in the east way. they're bright and imaginative and willing to adventure and explore about the future. >> and cantorburg esz, when you say that you lived here and you're new to the area, what attracted you to become a cantor and to -- >> oh, gosh. how much time do you have? >> i know. it's a big question. >> i was a professional musician my entire adult life. and i started performing the dutys of a cantor as a soloist about 14 or 15 years ago and became hooked on it and realized that there was more to it than just singing the good service and i decided that if i wanted to continue this work that i